Académico de Viseu vs Rio Ave prediction — Liga Portugal · Sun 1 Nov · 18:00 UK

Liga Portugal · Sun 1 Nov · 18:00 UK
Académico de Viseu 59Draw 23Rio Ave 17
Académico de Viseu or draw has not moved in 3 days — steady at 83%
The call
83%
Académico de Viseu or draw
Calls on the result published at 80–88% have landed 79% of the time
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2.9
Goals expected
11d 06hUntil lineups lock
Goal before half-time
72%
Both teams score
52%
3+ goals
54%

What we expect

Our forecast for this match. The tick on each bar is that side’s average over their last six.

what we expecttheir average over the last six
Académico de ViseuRio Ave
1.9
Goals+1.0
0.9
avg 1.5 · 3 away · 2+ in 4/6
avg 1.3 · 3 away · 1+ in 3/6
15.5
Shots+6.3
9.2
avg 10.3 · 3 away · 16+ in 0/6
avg 7.0 · 3 away · 9+ in 2/6
4.2
On target+0.3
3.9
avg 3.8 · 3 away · 4+ in 4/6
avg 3.7 · 3 away · 4+ in 2/6
5.7
Corners+2.2
3.4
avg 2.5 · 3 away · 6+ in 0/6
avg 3.7 · 3 away · 3+ in 4/6
Académico de ViseuRio Ave
0.6
Goals+0.2
0.3
7.1
Shots+2.9
4.2
1.9
On target+0.1
1.8
2.7
Corners+1.0
1.6
Académico de ViseuRio Ave
1.3
Goals+0.7
0.6
8.5
Shots+3.4
5.0
2.3
On target+0.2
2.2
3.0
Corners+1.2
1.8

Each row is drawn on one scale, so a bar means the same length on both sides. Second-half goals are our full-match forecast minus our first half.

How to read this

The small bars under each number are that side’s most recent matches (up to six), home and away, against opponents of mixed strength, oldest on the left; the dashed line is the number we expect. Our forecast is for this opponent at this ground, so a favourite’s recent numbers often sit below it and an underdog’s above it.

Recent averages · last 6 matches

What each side has actually done lately, home and away — a record, not a forecast.

Académico de ViseuRio Ave
Attack
1.5Goals1.3
1.3Expected goals (xG)0.8
10.3Shots7.0
3.8Shots on target3.7
1.7Big chances1.2
2.5Corners3.7
Defence
1.2Goals conceded2.3
1.5xG conceded1.8
17.0Shots faced17.2
5.5On target faced6.0
5.0Corners conceded6.3
4.3Keeper saves3.5
Style & discipline
47%Possession45%
15.2Fouls10.2
3.0Yellow cards1.8
1.0Offsides0.7

Our numbers, most likely first

Ranked by our probability, strongest first — our three strongest above the line.

MarketProbability3-day change
Académico de Viseu to score85%0
Over 1.5 goals78%0
Under 3.5 goals68%0
Rio Ave to score61%0

In plain English

Académico de Viseu should get at least a draw here. They have won four of their last six, the model expects them to create about a goal more per game than Rio Ave, and Rio Ave have won two of the last three between them. The model sees around three goals in it.

What would change the call

Académico de Viseu or draw, priced again from the same expected goals if the match reaches these states.

Académico de Viseu lead 1–0 at half-time83% → 97%
Rio Ave lead 1–0 at half-time83% → 47%
Goalless at half-time83% → 83%

Each row is the call re-priced for that scoreline at half-time. Lineups are not in it — we publish per-player shooting rates, not a squad-strength number, so what a rested front three does to this figure is not something we can honestly put a number on.

Académico de Viseu · last 6

Wv Estoril2–115 shots
Wat Estrela da Amadora2–08 shots
Wv Vitória de Guimarães2–111 shots
Wat Gil Vicente1–06 shots
Lv FC Porto0–39 shots
Dat Maritimo2–213 shots

Rio Ave · last 6

Wv Nacional3–211 shots
Lat Alverca0–16 shots
Dv Estrela da Amadora3–311 shots
Lat Santa Clara0–45 shots
Lv Sporting CP0–46 shots
Wat Estoril2–03 shots

First half — what we expect

Académico de Viseu
57%
to score before half-time
Rio Ave
34%
to score before half-time

Chance of at least one goal before half-time: 72%

Académico de ViseuRio Ave
7.11st-half shots4.2
avg 4.5 · 3 away · 7+ in 0/6
avg 3.5 · 3 away · 4+ in 2/6
1.91st-half shots on target1.8
avg 2.0 · 3 away · 2+ in 3/6
avg 1.8 · 3 away · 2+ in 3/6
2.71st-half corners1.6
avg 2.0 · 3 away · 3+ in 2/6
avg 2.3 · 3 away · 2+ in 6/6

First-half chances

65%Chance of 6+ shots27%
41%Chance of 8+ shots11%
81%Chance of 1+ shots on target79%
30%Chance of 3+ shots on target27%
69%Chance of 2+ corners44%
29%Chance of 4+ corners11%

How the match splits

1st half2nd half
Shots · Académico de Viseu7.18.5
Shots · Rio Ave4.25.0
Shots on target · Académico de Viseu1.92.3
Shots on target · Rio Ave1.82.2
Corners · Académico de Viseu2.73.0
Corners · Rio Ave1.61.8
How to read this

First-half numbers are our full-match forecast split by how much of each side's shooting and corners usually comes before the break. The small bars under each number are that side's most recent first halves (up to six).

Second half — who scores?

At half-time we update each side’s chance of scoring in the second half from what the first half showed.

Player forecasts

How much each player is expected to threaten the goal if he starts — lineups are confirmed about an hour before kickoff.

Based on counted shooting from the 2025/26 season in this competition.

Rio Ave
1+ shot1+ on target2+ on target
André Luiz
FW · 1.9 shots expected
85%
56%
20%
Clayton
FW · 1.8 shots expected
83%
58%
22%
Dario Spikic
FW · 1.3 shots expected
73%
39%
9%
Diogo Bezerra
MF · 1.3 shots expected
72%
32%
6%
Marios Vrousai
MF · 1.1 shots expected
68%
33%
6%
Olé Pohlmann
FW · 1.1 shots expected
66%
36%
8%

These are forecasts, not tips. A player’s rate is weighted toward the league average when it rests on fewer minutes, so a small sample never reads as a certainty.

Model inputs

Académico de Viseu form (last 6)D L W W W W
Expected goals gap (home minus away)+1.0 / match
Head-to-head, last 3Académico de Viseu 1 · Draws 0 · Rio Ave 2
Rio Ave in their league tableBottom quarter

Head to head

Jul 2023Rio Ave 3–0 Académico Viseu
Mar 2022Académico Viseu 0–1 Rio Ave
Oct 2021Rio Ave 1–2 Académico Viseu
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Common questions

Who will win Académico de Viseu vs Rio Ave?

Bawler's model rates this match: Académico de Viseu are favoured (59% win probability vs 17% for Rio Ave, 23% draw). The model uses each side’s expected goals, recent form and the strength of the opposition.

What is the predicted score for Académico de Viseu vs Rio Ave?

The most likely scoreline from Bawler's model is Académico de Viseu 1-1 Rio Ave (11.0% probability). Expected total goals: 2.9.

How does Bawler predict Académico de Viseu vs Rio Ave?

Bawler estimates each side's expected goals from its results and the quality of its chances, adjusted for the strength of the opposition and for home advantage, then works out the chance of every scoreline to get win, draw and both-teams-to-score probabilities. Team news and lineups are not built into these numbers. For this match that gives Académico de Viseu 59%, the draw 23% and Rio Ave 17%. Every prediction is published before kickoff and settled afterwards.

Will both teams score in Académico de Viseu vs Rio Ave?

Probably — Bawler's model gives both teams scoring a 52% chance. That is based on Académico de Viseu expecting 1.91 goals and Rio Ave 0.94.

Over or under 2.5 goals in Académico de Viseu vs Rio Ave?

Bawler's model expects 2.9 goals in total. It leans slightly towards three or more goals: over 2.5 goals is 54%.

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